Whiplash is a puzzling injury and billions of dollars each year to treat it. Yet many lawyers, legislators, and medical doctors deny its existence. It affects millions of people around the world, yet research is severely under-funded.

Landmark study reveals the best predictor of death rates.

Frackville residents: Whiplash occurs when the head is suddenly whipped or snapped due to a sudden jolt, usually involving a car accident from the rear.  However, whiplash can also occur from a slip and fall injury or a rollercoaster ride.       So if you are injured, you would what to know what scientific studies say about what health care services best addresses the injured whiplash patient

Schuylkill County and Pottsville residents: If chiropractic care helps patients get better faster and costs the patient and/or insurance company less, shouldn’t EVERY low back pain patient FIRST see a chiropractic physician before any other type of doctor?  That is in fact, what should be done, based on a recent report! On October 20, 2009, a report was delivered on the impact on population, health, and total health care spending.  It was found the addition of chiropractic care for the treatment of neck and low back pain “…will likely increase value-for-dollar in US employer-sponsored health benefit plans.”  Authored by an MD and an MD/PhD, and commissioned by the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress, the findings are clear; chiropractic care achieves higher satisfaction and superior outcomes for both neck and low back pain in a manner more cost effective than other commonly utilized approaches. The study reviews the fact that low back and neck pain are extremely common conditions consuming large amounts of health care dollars

Pottsville, Schuylkill County: I am constantly amazed by the number of covered no-crash car accidents that we see in our office.  Another covered no-crash auto accident happened this week.  This time snow and a pickup truck was involved. This “car accident” occurred when the patient was shoveling snow out of the back of his pickup truck.  His foot slipped and he twisted injuring his back.    They are very common, but you never hear about them.  Any injury that involves a car is presumably a covered injury under the medical portion of your car insurance policy. See   Weird Car Accidents That Were Covered By Auto Insurance In Schuylkill County in this blog for more information and other no-crash car accident stories

While tension headaches are the most frequently occurring type of headache. The most likely cause is contraction of the muscles in the neck and shoulders and those that cover the skull. When the muscles covering the skull are stressed, they may spasm and cause pain.

Sacroiliac Joint Injection What is a Sacroiliac Joint Injection?

What is a Facet Joint Injection? A facet joint injection is an injection of an anesthetic with a long lasting steroid (“cortisone”) in the Facet joints. Facet joints are located in the back and neck at each vertebral level.